We WON!The SoCal Surf Dogs entry for the 2012 Helen Woodward Animal Center'sSurf-A-Thon Billboard Contest took first place!At the same time we successfully raised more funds forthe Animal Center to continue their good work!This photo will be seen on several Billboards throughout San Diegoduring August and September in 2012 to help promotethe Helen Woodward Animal Center's Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon.Congratulations to all the SoCal Surf Dogs who participated in the photo shoot!Special thanks to Keith and Suzie Sears for the use of their awesome Woodieand to Dale Porter from Killer Image for capturing the stoke!Woof!

Best Surf Competition EVER!The best surf dogs showed up for the most competitive surf competition yet,The 6th annual Helen Woodward Animal Center's Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon!A hugh crowd came to cheer on the best of the best!No tricks, stunts or Drama Queens, just hard core Surf Dogs doing their thing!!The surf was great despite the 'Red Tide'.Buddy the Jack Russel Terrier from Venture took first place andwas the First Surf Dog Entered into the 'Surf Dog Hall of Fame'.Buddy you ROCK!SoCal Surf Dog Nani, a Bernese Mountain Dog, won second placeand SoCal Surf Dog Dozer an English Bulldog (AKA 'Da Bull') won third.The SoCal Surf Dogs won the 'Doo the Dah as Well!(We will post all the winners in all the heats in another post)The SoCal Surf Dogs cleaned up again! Woof!

It was reported that there was a new sewage spill at 8th Street in Del Mar.The beach is close for 1000 feet north and south of 8th street in Del Mar.All other locations in Del Mar are clean.Dog Beach in Del Mar is well outside of this restricted area.

The Helen Woodward Surf-A-Thon will proceed as scheduled on Sunday, September 25th from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm at Dog Beach in Del Mar.See you there!SoCal Surf Dogs!

She is busy with an event scheduled for this weekend and said she would decide on Monday what to do.

I will update everyone as soon as I hear!

I really hope they can pull the “rabbit out of the hat” and make their event happen! Keep your fingers crossed!

Yes, we are all saddened by these unforeseen events, but let’s not dwell on the bad news but rather do what we can to help both of these wonderful organizations have successful events however we can.

So, I light of these unforeseen events,the SoCal Surf Dogs have decided to get togetherand surf with our best buddies at:Dog Beach in Ocean Beach Sunday, September 11th, 2011 9:00 am to 12:00 pmJoin us for a surf session with our surf dogs!

Currently Dog Beach in Ocean Beach is not affected by the sewage spill.

You can get the latest up to date beach closure status at:Water Quality Closures and Advisories For the CURRENT STATUS on coastal water closures or advisories in San Diego County, call (619) 338-2073 or read Beach and Bay Current Status. For a map of monitoring stations and locations under warning for water contact, go to http://sdwatersheds.org/wiki/Beach_Monitoring, then click on 'Beach Status' (top left).